Legend, lore, and religion in China

essays in honor of Wolfram Eberhard on his seventieth birthday

Legend, lore, and religion in China
Sarah Allan, Alvin P. Cohen
Legend, lore, and religion in China by Sarah Allan, Alvin P. Cohen
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Legend, lore, and religion in China

essays in honor of Wolfram Eberhard on his seventieth birthday

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Language
English
Pages
269

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Table of Contents

Allan, S. Shang foundations of modern Chinese folk religion.
Tsai, W. Historical personalities in Chinese folk religion.
Mark, L. L. Orthography riddles, divination, and word magic.
Bauer, W. Chinese glyphomancy (chʻai-tzu) and its uses in present-day Taiwan.
Cowhen, A. P. Avenging ghosts and moral judgement in ancient Chinese historiography.
Schak, D. C. Images of beggars in Chinese culture.
Franke, H. Some folkloristic data in the dynastic history of Hong Kong boat-folk songs.
Mowry, H. L. The legend of Li Miao-hui.
Pollack, D. Literature as game in the Tʻang.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies.

Published in
San Francisco
Series
Asian library series ;, no. 13

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
951
Library of Congress
BL1810 .L43

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 269 p. :
Number of pages
269

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL4135410M
ISBN 10
0896445844
LCCN
80113234
OCLC/WorldCat
6338183
Goodreads
3706659

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19407838W

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